Fence-post



(No Model.)

J. A. WRIGHT.

FENCE POST.

No. 321,564. I a Patented July 7, 1885.

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JOHN A. WRIGHT, or KEENE, NEW nnnrsninn.

FENCE-POST.

.iBPECIEICA'l'ION forming part of Letters Patent No. 321,564, dated JulyI, 1885.

Application tiled January 9.1, 1885. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J can A. WRIGHT, of Keene, in the county of Cheshireand State of New Hampshire, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Fence-Posts; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full andexact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The object of this improvement is a fencepost and means for supportingthe same, adapted to the production of a cheap and durable fence thatmay be manufactured in interchangeable parts convenient for closepacking and shipment to distant points, that may be conveniently takenup and removed from one place of erection to another, and that isspecially suitable for prairie countries or other localities wherefences are liable to damage or destruction by fire-as along the line ofrailroads-and also for general use. These results are attained by thedevices illus trated in the drawings herewith filed as part hereof, inwhich the same letters of reference denote the same parts in thedifferent views.

Figure l is a side elevation of a fence'post and support for the sameembodying the features of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a top view of one ofthe parts detached.

A is the fence-post, which may be either a rod or tube provided withtransverse perforations for the reception of bolts having elbows, asshown at a a or bolts having hooks, as shown at a? a for the purpose ofconnecting and securing the relative positions of the courses of barbedwire intended to be applied in the formation of the fence. hen a hollowtube is used to form the post A, the upper end is to be closed by theinsertion of a plug or cap, a, which may be made of wood or othersuitable material, the object of the same being to protect the inside ofthe post,

as far as practicable, against exposure to and consequences of dampweather. 'When a hollow tube is used to form the post A, it may beprovided on one side with recesses large enough for the passage of thehooks a of the bolts a more or less within the body of the tube, for thepurpose of tightening the courses of the wire connecting the posts. Thebolts a. a are made to clutch the courses of wire more or less firmly bymeans of the nuts a".

B is a sleeve provided with integral rectangular perforated extensionsB, for the purpose of connecting the sleeve with inclined metal arms orbraces D, having transverse plates E riveted or bolted to their lowerends, substantially as shown, for a purpose hereinafter set forth. Thebraces D are to be secured to the extensions B of the sleeve .13 bybolts or rivets, as may be desired.

0 is a set-screw arranged to operate in a correspondingly-threadedperforation of the sleeve B, and by being set against the post A rigidlyconnects the latter wit-h the base-support, and thus prevents it fromsettling independently of said support. Another object of the sleeve Band set-screw O is .to allow the post A to be lowered to a greater orless depth in the ground, according to the nature of the soil where thefence is erected, as may be required to secure the vertical position ofthe posts.

In the application of the improvement, a suitable opening is made in theground for the reception of the braces D E, and the post A sunk to agreater or less depth, as shown, after which the dirt is packed firmlyaround the same, leaving the sleeve 13 and setscrcw 0 above the ground.(Represented by the dotted lines.) The plates E at the base of thebraces D will prevent the settling of the supporting frame, and alsosecure the vertical position of the post A. When necessary to remove thefence, the set-screw C may be loosed and the post then readilydisengaged from its connection, after which the baseframe may beremoved; or both may be'removed together.

It is well understood that it is not, broadly, new to use a set-screw inconnection with an adjustable collar, and also that adjustablefence-posts are not, broadly, new.

Having explained the construction and operation of my'improvement, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

The sleeve B, having set-screw G, and provided with rigidly-connectedinclined arms 1), having transverse base-plates E, in combina tion withthe fence-post, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

J OHN A. WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

HIRAM BLAKE, O. J. Vlfoonwnnn.

